Sanitary breast measuring device



y 3, 1951 F. v. GRAF 2,559,501

SANITARY BREAST MEASURING DEVICE Filed April 12, 1949 26 A I INVENTOR.

Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANITARY BREASTMEASURING DEVICE Fred V. Graf, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application April 12, 1949, Serial No. 86,876

Claims.

This invention relates to a new and novel sanitary device to determinethe exact sizes of a brassiere.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple, inexpensivesanitary breast measuring device, primarily for use in stores handlinglingerie. It simplifies the fitting of a brassiere, by determiningexactly, in the first fitting, the three required sizes of a brassiere.First, the cups, second, the separation of the breasts and third, thebody size.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sanitary method, as thedevice can be sterilized after each fitting, by merely wiping it offwith any disinfectant or placing a tissue paper between the device andthe body.

A further object of this invention is to enable a salesperson toproperly fit a customer with a brassiere, in a minimum of time and notas heretofore customary.

This invention consists of two graduated tubular members, two plungerswith handles, a graduated adjustable band and buckle in front, and agraduated strap and buckle in back, all made of any usable, transparentand easily disinfected material. The two tubular members conform at oneend to permit the plungers to enter and slide freely to the point on theopposite end, where the tubular members flare out and conform to thefemale breast and body. These tubular members are placed over thebreasts and the device is fastened at the back in the identical manneras a conventional brassiere. when the plungers are pushed towards andslightly compressing the breasts, the cup size of the brassiere isdetermined when the arrow on the end of the plunger meets any of thegraduations on the tubular members.

The graduated adjustable band and buckle connecting the two tubularmembers in front, indicates the width of the breast separation.

The graduated strap and buckle encircling the body, indicates the bodysize of the brassiere.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe drawing and specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a front plan view of the tubes or cylinders and twoadjusting straps of the sanitary breast measuring device.

Fig. 2 shows an adjusting device between the two tubes or cylinders.

Fig. 3 shows fragmentarily the top of the tubes or cylinders withgraduations.

Fig. 4 shows a horizontal cross section of the tubes or cylinders, andplungers or pistons.

Fig. 5 shows a tissue paper cup.

Fig. 6 shows a plain tissue paper.

Fig. 7 shows a rear plan view of the tube and. cylinder with flaredflange.

Fig. 8 shows a side view of an additional attachment for an adjustingdevice.

Fig. 9 shows a front plan view of the pistons or plungers, with anextruded handle.

Fig. 10 shows a cross section of the pistons or plungers with a handle.

The breast measuring device, which can be made in various sizes, isprovided with tubes or cylinders ID and H, to fit over the breasts.These tubes or cylinders are provided with graduations I 2, as shown inFigs. 1 and 3. Fig. 3 shows graduations A, B, C, D and S, L. A, B, C isthe cup size of a standard brassiere. The graduations, as shown in Fig.3, provide the letters S and L between the letters A, B, C, D. Thus, S-Aindicates a small A cup, A indicates the standard cup and A-L indicatesa large A cup. These tubes or cylinders may be made of. plastic, glassor other transparent material. One end of the tubes or cylinders isflared out to form a shoulder 16, to fit the breast and body [9, asshown in Fig. 4.

These shoulders I6 are provided with slots or holes- I3l4 in cylinderIll, and l t-I3 in cylinder l I, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Adjustable strap [5 is placed in slots [4 and I 4 and adjusted andlocked by buckle la to set the separation of the breasts. Another formof an adjusting device to separate the cylinders is shown in Fig. 2,with locking device ll.

Strap l8 with buckle l, is locked in slot [3 of cylinder ID. A graduatedstrap lBra. is locked in slot I 3 of cylinder II as shown in Figs. 1 and4.

When a lady applies the device she will bend her body forward so thather breasts will sag downwardly, and then she will place the cylindersl0 and II around her breasts and the saleslady will then fasten thegraduated straps I 8 together back of her body. Then, before resuming anupright posture she will gently pull upon the nipple portion of eachbreast thus causing each breast to fit in a more snug, forward positionwithin the cylinder therearound. Then she will take an upright positionand thereupon will tell the saleslady just to what extent she wishes thebreast cups of the brassiere to be spaced apart. The saleslady will thenadjust the easurin strap l5 (which is looped through 3 the slots 1'4),according to the desired amount of separation between the breast cups ofthe brassire to be purchased. After this is done the saleslady willreadjust the strap l8 which will then indicate the body size.

Then the plungers 24 and 25 will be inserted into the cylinders I and Huntil said plungers are caused gently to compress the breasts, with theresult that the outer end edges of the skirts 3|, in co-operation withthe lettered graduations I2 on the upper sides of the transparentcylinders l0 and II, will indicate the exact cup size, according to thestock number of the breast cup of the brassiere. Thus then will beindicated the three desired dimensions: (1), cup size, (2), separation,(3), body size.

It will be seen that, by this invention the unsanitary practice isavoided of the customer having to try on a number of brassieres todetermine the right size. The device will be made of some material easyto sterilize. Elements 24 and 25 are round pistons or plungers, concaveon the inner side 26, as shown in Figs. 4 and 10, to fit the breast 28.The pistons or plungers are provided with side-walls or skirts 3| whichslide against the inner cylinder wall to keep the pistons or plungersstraight, with concave side 26, towards the breast. Plungers or pistons24 and 25 with extruded handles 32 or screwed handles 29 or any othermeans of holding the pistons or plungers, are pushed into the tubes orcylinders 10 and II, thereby compressing the breast 28 as shown incylinder EBA, Fig. 4. Arrow 30 indicates the size of the brassiere cuprequired at this reading. The pistons or plungers 2 1 and 25 can also bemade of transparent or any other material. Tissue paper cup 33 as shownin Fig. and Fig. 4, cylinder IDA or tissue paper 34 as shown in Fig. 6and Fig. 4, cylinder HB, can be placed over the breast or inserted intothe tubes or cylinders and H.

I claim:

1. A sanitary breast measuring device, comprising two tubular memberseach with one end gradually flared out to conform to the breast andbody, a plunger for each of said tubular members, concave on its innerside and formed with a skirt to permit the plungers to move freely inand out of the tubular members, said plungers being provided withhandles for sliding them in and out of the tubular members, and agraduated adjustable band and buckle connecting the two tubular membersin front, for measuring the separation of the breasts.

.,2. A sanitary breast measuring device, comprising two tubular memberseach with one end gradually flared out to conform to the breast andbody, a plunger for each of said tubular members, and concave on itsinner side and each formed with a skirt to permit the plungers to movefreely in and out of the tubular members, said plungers being providedwith handles for sliding them in and out of the tubular members, and agraduated expanding and contracting device connecting the two tubularmembers in front, for measuring the separation of the breasts.

3. A sanitary breast measuring device, comprising two tubular memberseach with one end gradually flared out to conform to the breast andbody, a plunger for each of said tubular members, and concave on itsinner side and each formed with a skirt to permit the plungers to movefreely in and out of the tubular members, said plungers being providedwith handles for sliding them in and out of the tubular members, agraduated adjustable band and buckle connecting the two tubular membersin front, and a graduated adjustable strap and buckle attached to theouter side of each tubular member, for embracing and measuring the body.

4. A sanitary breast measuring device, comprising two transparenttubular members, and a transparent plunger in each of said tubularmembers, said tubular members being connected front and back bygraduated adjustable bands or straps, for measuring the breastseparation and the body size, said tubular members andplungers beingmade of a material suitable for disinfecting, said tubular members eachhaving upon it graduations indicative of the extent to which thecontained plunger is inserted therein.

5. A sanitary breast measuring device, comprising two tubular memberseach with one end gradually flared out to conform to the breast andbody, a plungerfor each of said tubular members and concave on its innerside and formed with a skirt to permit the plungers to move freely inand out of the tubular members, said plungers being provided withhandles for sliding them in and out of the tubular members, a graduatedadjustable band and buckle connecting the tubular members in front, agraduated adjustable strap and buckle attached to the outer side of eachtubular member, for embracing and measuring the body, and a paper cupinserted in each of the two tubular members.

FRED V. GRAF.

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